Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race)

13:55 Perth Thu 15 Oct 2026 2m47y Class 4 Good to Soft 10 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Old Habits

MEDIUM Advised 5/6 Est. 48%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Old Habits (SR:162, 5/6) is the class standout by a wide margin — 13 SR points clear of the next-best Nikolavs Otto and 15 clear of Get Out of My Way. The market has confirmed this with a 46% inward move to odds-on, and connections are top-tier: Olly Murphy (23% strike rate, 1817 runners) and Sean Bowen (24%, 2410 runners) represent the yard's clear #1 over stablemate Sears Crossing (22/1, drifted 88%, jockey Robert Dunne 8%). Dropping two class tiers (ClassMv:↓2) into a Class 4 maiden hurdle with a form line showing a recent win (3/12-) makes this a straightforward case of superior ability meeting a much easier assignment. The only caveat is the 180-day absence, but the market's decisive support strongly suggests the yard is happy with the horse. Each-way alternative: Nikolavs Otto. Main danger: Nikolavs Otto — Nikolavs Otto (SR:147, 9/2) is trained by Dan Skelton (22% strike rate) and ridden by Harry Skelton (27%), the most powerful handler-jockey combination in the field outside of the selection, and a placed debut run (Form:2-) shows he knows his job.

Verify· #23483

Full result

Winner: Kershaw (IRE) at SP 11/4. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Kershaw Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · Derek Fox 4/1
2 Get Out of My Way Fox #3 Fergal O'Brien · Jack Hogan 11/2
3 Old Habits Fox #1 Olly Murphy · Sean Bowen 6/4
4 Sea Eagle G. O'Leary · Brian Hughes 9/1
5 Nikolavs Otto Fox #2 Dan Skelton · Harry Skelton 3/1
6 Sears Crossing Olly Murphy · Robert Dunne 25/1
7 Miss Arabella Sandy Thomson · Patrick Wadge 80/1
8 Jasper Glory William Young Jnr · Conor Rabbitt(3) 125/1
9 Zebra Star R. Mike Smith · Ben Smith(7) 150/1
— Oor Wish N. W. Alexander · Bruce Lynn 100/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Old Habits 5/6 🥉 3RD
2 Nikolavs Otto 9/2 5TH
3 Get Out of My Way 7/1 🥈 2ND